Monday, August 19, 2019

Banksia serrata

 species: Banksia serrata
common name: saw banksia
family: Proteaceae
where & when encountered: Santa Cruz, CA - 2012

basterkobas


species: Cyphostemma juttae
common name: basterkobas, Namibian grape
family: Vitaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria - 2017

Friday, August 9, 2019

cut-leaf banksia


species: Banksia praemorsa
common name: cut-leaf banksia
family: Proteaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019

Queensland bottle tree


species: Brachychiton rupestris
common name: Queensland bottle tree
family: Malvaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019

A relative of the bottle tree featured earlier in this blog, Brachychiton populneus.

"the blob"


species: Deuterocohnia brevifolia
common name: ?
family: Bromeliaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2017

I suggest that a good common name for this plant would be "the blob".

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

desert fern


species: Lysiloma watsonii
common name: desert fern
family: Fabaceae
where & when encontered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019

shaving brush palm


species: Rhopalostylis sapida
common name: shaving brush palm
family: Arecaceae
where & when encountered: Carpinteria, CA - 2019

It's interesting to note that this is the only palm tree native to New Zealand.